Battery holder and fastener



F. E. KELLER. BATTERY HOL'DER AND. FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, I921.

Patented 6 0$. 3, 1922.

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F. E. KELLER.

BATTERY HOLDER AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION nuzo MAR- zs. 1921.

1 ,4 ,7 v Patented Oct. 3,1922.

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Application filed Inar 1 To (LIZ QUZLOPNZ it may concern:

Be it l nown that l, FRANK E. KELLER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Carnegie, in the county of (laddo and State of ()klahoma, have invented a new and use ful Battery Holder and astener, oi? which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are hereby made a. part hereof.

This invention relates to battery-holders and is particularly adapted to holding and fastening the storage battery used as a part or" the starting and lighting equipment of a model T rd automobile.

In that model the battery is mounted in a cage or open frame constructed of bar-iron, the rack or frame being attached to one side oi? the chassis with a reach or arm extending across to the opposite side rail, thus exposing the battery to danger of injury from the shaking and jar caused in running the car, particularly over rough and uneven roads.

The object of my invention is to provide a holder of simple construction. easily and quickly applied, which will hold the attery firmly and securely in place without injury to the battery-box and prevent the battery from shakingaround in the coi'iventional l'tECli; thus preserving the box as well as the battery. This may be done without altering the standard rack in any respect. The tension oi my holder may be quickly and easily adjusted by means of the tension-spring providcd for that purpose and to lessen the jar of the battery.

attain these objects by means of the construction and arrangement of parts herein- 2 ter described id illustrated in the ac ;:ompanying drawings. in w1ich,

F gure 1 is a view of an end elevation of a. storage battery in the conventional rack with my device attached;

l ig. 2. a side view of the same;

3, a plan view of the same;

e. a detail view of the clamp (through 4 '-l of ig. l) by means of which my the-- vice is secured to the reach. and

Fig. 5, a detail view of the oil-set formed on the under portions of the stirrups of my device.

Similar numerals oi. reference inltlicate like parts tliiroughout the several views.

The battery holder now in use on model 1 oi. the Ford automobile comprises a rectangular yolte l. in two parts with their ends F. KELLER, OFF CAR l'ilG-IE, (FIELAHQTJDL If HQLLC L'EE ill iD FASTENl'll-t.

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2 secured to the side rail of the chassis bv bolts 3 and the end'5 ofone part. extended to reach across the chassis, is bolted to the side-rail (as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings); the end (3 of the other part is somewhat sl'lorterthan 5 and is sccurelv bolted '7 to such reach 5. The batter 28 is mounted in stirrup 26 supported by yoked, to which it is secured by clamps 2i, and provided with handles i2?) used also hold-down clips.

. lvly invention is a rectangular frame con s sting of stirrups having bottom 22 and sides 23 provided with lugs resting on the chassis on the side the battery is located and supported on the opposite side of the battery by means of the reach 5 extended across to the opposite side of the chassis, to whic it is attached. The stirrups 20 are connected together by means of the crossstrip 19 secured thereto by attaching bolts 2i. The bracket 14, having foot 17 by means of which it is secured by bolt 18 to such cross-strip 19, forms a support for tension-bolt 10, having angular head 11 recessed in clevis 8 to prevent the bolt from turning and twin-nuts l2 and tension-spring 13 on the opposite end thereof. The clevis 8, attached to reach 5 by bolts 9 is suspended irom said reach and provides a bearingfor the inner end of said tension-bolt 10 which passes therethrough and is provided with twin-nuts 12 by means of which the tension on spring 13 adjusted.

An oft-set 25, as shown in detail Fig. 5. is formed (one in the edge of one strip and one in the edge of the opposite edge o t the other strip) in one edge of each of the bot tom strips 22, shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3 of the drawings. which in placing my holder in position, are caused to engage stirrup now in use as a part of the stench ard battery holder on model T of the Ford car. It will be seen that such off-set forms a shoulder a which such sti rup bears, thus preven 1c holder from Jlippins; to one side.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is i. The combination. with a battery supportie, of a battery holder consistin oi sti i ups provided w" means for socu mg the same to the side-rail of the chascross-strip secured to said stirrups a t secured to said cross-strip, and extending outward to form a support for a tension-bolt, the tension-bolt carrying a tension-spring at one end and means for holding such spring on said bolt, means for adjusting the tension of said spring, and means for securing such support to said frame.

2. The combination with a battery supporting frame provided with a main stirrup, of a battery holder and fastener consisting of stirrups provided wth means for securing such stirrups to the side-rail of the chassis, off-sets forming shoulders in the bottom strips of such stirrups to engage opposite edges 01"? such. main stirrup of said frame, a cross-strip secured to said stirrups, a bracket secured to said cross-strip and extending outward to form a support for a tension-bolt, the tension-bolt carrying a ten sion-spring at one end, means for retaining said spring on said bolt, a support for the opposite end of said bolt, means for ad justing the tension of said spring and means for securing such support to said frame FRANK E. KELLER.

Witnesses W. G. CAMPBELL, F. 137 Jones. 

